Washing-machine



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W. GOIE'ORTH. WASHING MACHINE.

No. 336,480. Patented Feb. 16, 1886.

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W. GOFORTH.

WASHING MACHINE.

No. 336,480. Patented Feb. 16, 1886 gmphur. Washington. 0. c.

UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM GOFORTH, OF XVINDSOR, MISSOURI.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336,480, dated February 16, 1886.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM GOFORTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Windsor, in the county of Henry and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vashing-lVIachines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My present invention relates to improvements in rocking and swinging washing-machines; and it consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of the parts, hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section, of a washing-machine constructed according to my invention. Fig. 3 is a plan View, and Fig. 4 is an end elevation, of the same; and Fig. 5 shows in detail the slotted plate which guides the sudsbox rockers.

The suds-box A is of the irregular hexagonal form shown. Rockers A are secured to it by the legs A", as shown. The lowest angle of the bottom of the suds-box rests in a notch in the top of the rockers A, as shown. The legs A and rockers A are placed on both sides of the suds-box and are connected by the crossbars A". The rockers A rest upon the convex supports B, which rest upon the floor or ground. The convex supports B are connected by the cross-bars B. Isecure upon the inner side of the convex supports 13 the plates 13 which are provided with the V-shaped slots B, within which work the pins A, projected inward from,

the rockers A. The middle two of the crossbars B have secured to their under sides a plate, 0. A flat spring, 0, which rests upon these cross-bars, is secured to the plate 0 by a bolt, 0 Both ends of this spring are free and are acted upon alternately by the crossbars A at the opposite ends of the rockers A.

D is the handle or operating-lever, whichis journaled or otherwise pivotally secured upon the end one of the cross-bars B, as shown. The handle is composed of two levers connected by cross-bars D, as shown most clearly in Figs. 3 and 4.. The handle D is connected to the suds-box by a supplemental lever, D which is pivotally secured to the handle and to the short legs D, which are rigidly secured to the suds-box and the rockers A.

In the bottom of the suds-box, midway the ends, I provide the slatted arch E, which prevents the clothing collecting in a bunch in the bottom of the box. The arch is composed of two sectionsa rigid section, E, and a swinging section, E"-each consisting of a series of bars, E supported upon ribs or bars E, secured to the side of the suds-box. They are held together, as shown in full lines in Fig. 2, by a button, E pivoted upon the rigid section E and overlapping the swinging section. Should any small clothes work under the arch in the operation of the device, they can be readily removed by throwing the swinging section E into the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2. p

The top of the suds-box is open for the admission of the water and clothing, and has secured thereto the depending cleats F, which project below the openingin the top of the suds-box and prevent the escape of the water as it will be thrown against them in the operation of the device by the action of the sudsbox, and by them will be directed to the bottom of the box.

, A lid, G, having handle G, is rested upon the cleats F F, as shown, and said cleats are made of such a size that the sides H of the opening in the top of the suds-box will project sufiiciently far above the lid to permit the attachment of the wringer.

I is a plug, fitted into an opening in the side of the sudsbox near the bottom, for drawing off the water after theclothes have been washed.

1 is a spout, through which the water flows as it is drawn off.

J is a latch-hook, pivoted upon the cross-bar B at the end of the supports opposite the handle, and made of a sufficient length to catch over the cross-bar A and hold the machine steady when the wringer is being used.

The operation of my device is very simple and will be easily understood. The clothes and suds are placed in the suds-box and the lid placed in position. The latch J is disengaged from the cross-bar A", and the upper up that branch of the \l shaped slot 13 nearest the down end of the boX. The downward motion of the end of the box will be stopped by the pin A striking the top of the slot B The cross-bar A as the end of the suds-box descends, will strike against the end of the spring 0, which will tend to throw the suds-box in the opposite direction. This action of the spring, it will be readily appreciated, will decrease the labor necessary to reverse the motion of the machine.

When so desired, a friction-roller may be placed around the end of the pin A; but it is not necessary, as the pin works very easily, and the expense of frictionrollers need not be incurred.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. In a washing-machine, the combination, with thcsupports having a flat spring secured between and supported by the two middle cross-bars connecting said supports, of the rockers connected to the suds-box and resting upon the supports, and connected by cross-bars which bear upon the ends of the spring, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, with the suds-box, 0f

a slatted arch placed in the bottom of the sudsbox at its center, composed of a rigid section provided with a button, and a swinging section held to the rigid section by the pivoted button, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

8. The hereinbefore-described washing-machine, consisting of a suds-box having rockers A, rigidly connected thereto, and having pins A projected from their inner sides, A,

supports B, upon which the rockers A rest, 

